Bayut Property Search Scraper

Scrapes property listings from Bayut.com, the leading real estate platform in the UAE. It automates data extraction for apartments, villas, townhouses, and commercial properties across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other emirates.

Overview

This actor is designed for developers, analysts, and agencies who need structured property data from Bayut.com for market analysis, database building, or trend monitoring. It processes search result pages, extracts detailed listings, and outputs structured JSON, CSV, or other formats.

Key Features

• Targeted Scraping: Extracts data from Bayut.com property search URLs.
• Comprehensive Data: Captures key details like price, location, bedrooms, bathrooms, property type, agent info, and amenities.
• Scalable Execution: Handles multiple URLs and can be configured to limit items per run.
• Proxy Support: Configurable proxy settings (including Apify Proxy) to help avoid bot detection.
• Structured Output: Results are delivered in a consistent, analyzable format.

How to Use

Configure the actor using a JSON input. The core requirement is to provide one or more Bayut.com search URLs in the urls array.

Input Configuration

The actor accepts a JSON object. Here is the basic structure with common parameters:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.bayut.com/for-sale/4-bedroom-property/uae/?baths_in=5&completion_status=ready",
    "https://www.bayut.com/to-rent/4-bedroom-property/dubai/"
  ],
  "max_items_per_url": 50,
  "max_retries_per_url": 2,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AE"
  }
}

Key Parameters:
* urls (Required): Array of Bayut.com search result page URLs to scrape.
* max_items_per_url: Maximum number of property listings to extract from each provided URL.
* max_retries_per_url: Number of retry attempts for failed requests.
* proxy: Configuration for proxy usage. Using useApifyProxy is recommended for reliability.

Input/Output

Input: A JSON configuration object, as shown above.

Output: The actor outputs a dataset containing extracted property records. Each record typically includes fields such as:
* title
* price
* location
* bedrooms
* bathrooms
* area
* propertyType
* agent
* url
* description
* amenities

Data can be downloaded in formats like JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML via the Apify platform.

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